HATFIELD PEVEREL COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 270120 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HPCA VILLAGE HALL

To support, encourage and promote a vibrant, happy community spirit through the provision of an accessible, welcoming, safe and versatile space that is available for the enjoyment of a range of activities in Hatfield Peverel.

Objects

(A) TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF HATFILED PEVEREL AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF RACE, COLOUR, SEX OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND INHABITANTS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS. (B) TO ESTABLISH OR TO SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE.

Area of benefit: HATFIELD PEVEREL AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Recreation · Other Charitable Purposes · Get email alerts

Latest income

£113k

Latest spending

£112k

Registered

1975

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net surplus of £1,460 for the year, a reversal from the previous year's deficit. Bank balances increased to £43,914, and the sole trustee is satisfied with this figure to continue investing in the building. The charity holds an interest-free loan of £25,000 repayable in 2042, which is matched by an investment fund valued at £26,302.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints policy and procedures
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Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Register events

Received assets from another charity (15/07/2026) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

HATFIELD PEVEREL PARISH COUNCIL

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Essex

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£113k	£112k
31/12/2024	£117k	£126k
31/12/2023	£132k	£125k
31/12/2022	£105k	£89k
31/12/2021	£69k	£63k

Common questions

Is HATFIELD PEVEREL COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net surplus of £1,460 for the year, a reversal from the previous year's deficit. Bank balances increased to £43,914, and the sole trustee is satisfied with this figure to continue investing in the building. The charity holds an interest-free loan of £25,000 repayable in 2042, which is matched by an investment fund valued at £26,302. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE BEAVERBROOKS CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£5k
SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£2k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. LAWRENCE'S, HATFIELD.

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. LAWRENCE'S, HATFIELD income £140k
HAVERING ASSOCIATION FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES income £131k
HEATON PARK HEBREW CONGREGATION income £283k
CATERHAM BARRACKS COMMUNITY TRUST income £722k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HAILSHAM income £219k
HERTFORD TOWN COMMUNITY FC SPORTS EDUCATION TRUST income £109k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
HATFIELD PEVEREL COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION	£113k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. LAWRENCE'S, HATFIELD FY2025	£140k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
HAVERING ASSOCIATION FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES FY2025	£131k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
HEATON PARK HEBREW CONGREGATION FY2024	£283k	—	unclear	—	noted
CATERHAM BARRACKS COMMUNITY TRUST FY2025	£722k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HAILSHAM FY2025	£219k	—	within	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.